Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,558 kr
Communal tax
- 3,752 kr
Church tax
- 143 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,588 kr
Net pay
* 15,412 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.0%
67.0%
Net pay
33.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,412 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,588 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,510 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.35 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33% tax rate now rises to 58.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,588 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,412 kr per year, or 1,284 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 kr in your salary will be taxed 30.88 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.12 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 691 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,456 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 23000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 21539
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 21245
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 20886
9.2%
8
France
DKK 20769
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20470
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20459
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20010
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 19888
13.5%
13
Hungary
DKK 18745
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18515
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18060
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 17975
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17124
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15927
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15640
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15049
34.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14468
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13455
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21008
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19950
13.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 22728
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 21850
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 21725
5.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 21144
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 20964
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20542
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 20282
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 20265
11.9%
11
India
DKK 20240
12.0%
12
China
DKK 19967
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 19357
15.8%
14
Japan
DKK 18689
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 18216
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 22282
3.1%
1
Colombia
DKK 23423
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 21196
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 21171
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 20826
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 20795
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 20585
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20470
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20125
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 18952
17.6%
10
Argentina
DKK 18820
18.2%
11
Uruguay
DKK 18750
18.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 22770
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 21334
7.2%
2
Kenya
DKK 19771
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19501
15.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 19405
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18822
18.2%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18804
18.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 18142
21.1%
8
Angola
DKK 17592
23.5%
9
Senegal
DKK 17185
25.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 17025
26.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16515
28.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 21850
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 21850
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 21160
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 21160
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20470
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19976
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18575
19.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 18107
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14722
36.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejle tables of Denmark, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.